Tag: IOC President
Bach Says Continued Review of 2008 and 2012 Drug Testing Reflects IOC’s Resolve Against...
“The new reanalysis once again shows the commitment of the IOC in the fight against doping,” said IOC President Thomas Bach as the IOC announced...
Rio 2016 Launch “A New World” Slogan
Rio 2016 has unveiled the official slogan for the Olympic and Paralympic Games - "A New World".
The motto was launched alongside an accompanying manifesto...
IOC Olympic Chiefs to Decide if Russian Athletes Participate in RIO Olympics 2016
If you are an Olympic or all around sports enthusiast, you may have heard the news that the Council of the International Association of...
UN Secretary-General and IOC President Scheduled to Sign Memorandum of Understanding
Work is still in progress on the final paper, but the Memorandum of Understanding, which is scheduled to be signed next Monday, April 28th, by...
Bach Must Now Turn to Future After Being Winner ‘Majority of People’ Wanted
"Ouffff!"
The first word uttered by Thomas Bach as International Olympic Committee (IOC) President, at around 12.42 p.m. today, may not have been very Presidential,...
IOC Receives “Strong” Reassurances from Russia following Anti-Gay Bill Debacle
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has today received "strong" reassurances from the Russian Government that "everyone will be welcome" at Sochi 2014 regardless of...
“We Have to Put Sport at the Service of Human Kind” Claims Ser Miang...
Ser Miang Ng, vice-president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), put forward his vision Sunday to mobilize young people into greater unity and cooperation...
IOC Presidential Candidate Wu Offers to Help London Olympic Museum Project
C K Wu, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) President currently campaigning to take up the most powerful position in world sport as the leader...
Organizing the Rio 2016 Olympics May Cost as much as $4 Billion
Organizing the Rio 2016 Olympics may cost as much as $4 billion, according to the Organizing Committee’s chief operating officer Leo Gryner.
With the Rio...
“Quiet diplomacy” Will Ensure Solution to Russian Anti-gay Law Promises IOC Presidential Candidate
A resolution will be found to the current row over Russia's new controversial anti-gay law that is overshadowing the build-up to Sochi 2014, International...
